Chapter 1836: Accountability

“This…” Su Miaotong glanced at the RV, “Actually, Song Yuan is easy to talk to, she kept saying it’s fine, but her manager wouldn’t let it go. I was just in a panic and called you…”

“It’s okay.”

Nan Jiaojiao comfortingly patted her hand.

Just then, the manager came out with a sour face. As soon as he saw Nan Jiaojiao, he immediately rushed over, “It was you, right? You prepared Yuan Yuan’s clothes. Did you inspect them with a dog’s eye? How could you not see such a big needle?”

Nan Jiaojiao cast a cold glance, clearly an emotionless look, yet it seemed coated with frost, sweeping over lightly, chilling enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

The manager’s arrogance subsided halfway, but he still argued stubbornly, “I’m asking you, the entire crew has been delayed now. Can you take responsibility for this?”

Nan Jiaojiao remained fairly courteous, “May I take a look?”

“What good is it for you to look? Are you a doctor? I’m asking if you’re responsible, can you understand?”

“The clothes were handled by me. Since the actor was injured, I will naturally take responsibility if the fault is mine. I won’t evade it.”

“What do you mean, trying to dodge responsibility at this point? Your styling team really knows how to pass the buck, taking advantage of my gullibility!”

The manager was adamant about holding someone accountable, aggressive and unyielding.

With the problem not being solved this way, and instead of wasting time here, Nan Jiaojiao thought it would be better to return to the styling room and investigate.

Zhou Po came down from the RV. He had already heard the argument inside, and he cast a faint glance at Song Yuan’s manager without saying anything, but when his gaze shifted to Nan Jiaojiao, a faint smile emerged.

“Jiaojiao, sorry to call you back during your vacation, but there is indeed a problem with the clothes. Let me show it to you.”

Nan Jiaojiao nodded, “Thank you.”

Zhou Po led her inside and dismissed the others in the RV.

He took out the cheongsam that Song Yuan had changed out of. There was indeed a half-needle embedded at the waist.

The needle initially did not protrude anywhere; half of it was embedded inside the garment, roughly sewn a few stitches to fix the position. One pinhole happened to be pressed against by the needle tip, with several other pinholes distributed around, and the edge was much rougher, probably poked out bit by bit during movement when worn.

“The needle was embedded inside. In the scene Song Yuan filmed today, her emotions exploded, and her movements were quite large. When the male actor pushed her against the cabinet, it happened to hit the side with the needle. The needle almost pierced into her waist.”

That half-needle was placed in a transparent bag, its tip stained with blood.

Zhou Po continued, “The police were called after the incident, and they arrived quickly. Regardless, we need to get to the bottom of this to give everyone an explanation.”

Nan Jiaojiao agreed, “It was indeed right to call the police.”

Zhou Po carefully observed her expression, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

When Su Miaotong sought out Nan Jiaojiao, he tacitly agreed.

After all, Song Yuan is the second female lead, and her scenes are extensive. Delaying a single day is a huge loss to the crew and schedule.

In this industry, he had seen numerous girl’s rivalry. Some things needn’t be said too explicitly, but Nan Jiaojiao, being an outsider in this circle, he preferred to believe she was dragged into this. During the previous tentative exchange, she showed no sign of panic or defensive reaction, so it looked like she was unaware.

As long as she kept her hands clean, he was reluctant to conflict with Nan Jiaojiao, especially since the styles she crafted were too classic.